epi pen generic-most likely coming out in 2017

LYLMom
Mon, 29 Aug 2016 19:21:34 +0000

I have been reading about this in the news and have been a bit confused by the statements that there are no generic versions available. We are with Kaiser and they switched a few years ago from the Epi-pen to a generic auto-injector made by Lineage Therapeutics. I am looking at the package now and it states that it is a generic version of Adrenaclick. So with the switch, the price for our co-pay dropped from $50 to about $10. Hence, my confusion about there being no generic version. The only difference I can tell is that the Epi-Pen works like a pen - you jab it in the thigh and depress the button. Whereas this auto-injector is just a needle looks kind of about the same, however you jab it in the thigh without needing to depress the button, just hold it in place for 10 seconds. We’ve never actually had to use it (there was one occasion when we took my son son to the emergency room where we definitely should have used it first), but this generic version seems as if it would be just as effective. What am I missing?